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Led by Gianandrea Noseda, the National Symphony Orchestra presents William Grant Still’s Symphony No. 2 “Song of a New Race” and Symphony No. 4 “Autochthonous.” Bringing together two of his most significant large-scale works, the program highlights Still’s pivotal contribution to 20th century American orchestral music and offers a vivid portrait of his evolving artistic vision. These symphonies lie at …
Grammy-winning flutist Brandon Patrick George and pianist Bryan Wagorn present an album inspired by the myth of Undine – her emergence from the depths, her experience of love, and her transformation into human form. Franz Schubert’s Introduction, Theme, and Variations on “Trockne Blumen,” D. 802 and Carl Reinecke “Undine” Sonata form the album’s foundation. Additional music by Lili Boulanger, Florence …
On her debut solo album, pianist Jeneba Kanneh-Mason takes listeners on a journey that explores connections across different composers’ sound worlds – whether they met, influenced each other, or simply existed in resonance. From Claude Debussy, Frédéric Chopin and Alexander Scriabin to Florence Price, Margaret Bonds and William Grant Still, Jeneba presents a program which is also very personal to …